Garment hanger



A. G. WAHL GARMENT HANGER Oct. 19, 1948. A

Filed NOV. l5, 1945 INVENToR. /af/Q 61 2147/72 /VT T Y.

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Patented Oct. 19, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Albert G. Wahl, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application November 15, 1945, Serial No. 628,729

1 Claim.

My invention relates generally to garment hangers and more particularly to hooks formed of wire and which are designed to be removably and adjustably applied to the curved arms of a conventional form of garment hanger, and the structure of the hooks being such as to automatically clamp themselves upon the arm or rail of the hanger and being disposed so as to conveniently receive the belt loops mounted on the Waist bands of trousers and skirts.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive one piece duplex hook, which may be easily applied to and removed from the rail of a garment hanger and capable of ready adjustment thereupon, so as to conveniently receive and suspend trousers and skirts of different waist band sizes.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a conventional form of garment hanger with my improved hooks applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of one of the hooks in position to be applied to the rail of the hanger.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of one of the hooks clamped on the hanger rail.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, I designates the curved rail of a conventional form of garment hanger and I I, the hook which is secured to and extends upwardly from the center of said rail.

The duplex hook contemplated by my invention, is formed from a single piece of resilient material, preferably metal wire, the central portion of which is bent to form substantially parallel legs I2, the upper ends of which are united by a short arched portion I3, which, when the hook is applied to rail I0, overlies same.

From the lower ends of parallel portions I2, the wire extends downward to provide inclined portions I4, which cross one another at an intermediate point and from the lower ends of said portions, the wire extends downward and thence outward and upward, to form substantially V or U-shaped hooks I5.

The wire of the upper ends of the outer legs of the hooks I5, are rolled inwardly to form small loops or eyes I6.

Normally, or before the hangers are applied to the rail I0, legs I2 converge downwardly so that the distance between the lower ends of said legs is slightly less than the thickness of rail I0. Thus when the hooks I5 are pressed toward each other, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the lower ends of legs I2 are spaced apart so as to enable the loop comprising said legs and top member I3, to readily receive and be slid lengthwise upon, the en-d portion of rail and as pressure on the hooks is released, legs I2, due to the resiliency of the wire forming the hanger, will cause the lower portions of legs I2 to move inward and thereby grip and anchor the device on rail I0.

After the proper adjustment of the hangers on rail I0, the belt loops B of garments such as trousers or skirts are engaged in the hooks, thus suspending the garment in compact, orderly and convenient arrangement.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a garment hanger that is simple in structure, inexpensive of manufacture, self locking when applied to the hanger bar, capable of ready adjustment and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

Various changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved garment hanger may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A garment hanger comprising a single piece of resilient wire, the central portion of which is bent to form a substantially rectangular loop the upright side portions of which normally converge downwardly so as to grip a garment hanger rail which passes through said loop, with those portions of the wire below said loop loosely crossing each other at a single point and the end portions of the wire below said crossing portions terminating in substantially U-shaped garment engaging hooks.

ALBERT G. WAHL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 351,102 Flieger Oct. 19, 1886 505,578 Sweeney Sept. 26, 1893 833,693 Nevius Oct. 16, 1906 925,997 Druttman June 22, 1909 1,501,468 Rauch July 15, 1924 2,190,102 Herzinger Feb. 13, 1940 

